Badhara / Ching-Chai
Gmelina philippensis
Also known as Hedgehog, Parrot's Beak
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gmelina philippensis
- Genus
- Gmelina
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant, also runs wild
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- Introduced
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बधारा Badhara
- Bengali
- বধারা Badhara
- Malayalam
- ജിമെലീന ഫിലിപ്പെൻസിസ്
About Badhara
Ching-chai (Gmelina philippensis) is a shrub belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. It is typically found in grown as garden plant, also runs wild. Native to Southeast Asia, it is distributed across Introduced. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-June.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Badhara belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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